I am His.

The warm humid air whips violently through my hair as I stick my head out the window of the Rodriguez truck. We pass spectacular views of mountains and little shacks splattered across the landscape on our way to the beach. Green mingles with colors of every variety that form an image of beauty and surrealness. As I gaze upon the majestic land before me I can hardly believe my own eyes. It can't possibly be real, yet it is. It is as though God took a paintbrush and paid unique attention to each and every tree branch...every curve of a moutainside... every steep drop of a cliff...nothing has been spared His own special touch.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own worlds. Our own problems. Our own lives. No one could possibly be going through the same thing as me right now because it's just that intense of a time, right? Wrong. Look at the person next to you the next time you're in a room full of people. He or she is experiencing something. The person across from you... he or she is going through a hardship. The person behind you... he or she is coming into a new phase of their life. No one is without problems. No one is without happiness.

At the beginning of this semester there was one point where I was ready to cow out, pack up my things and leave. After all that I've been through I didn't deserve to go through more, right? Especally not in the place where I am supposed to be given a new beginning. After those thoughts crossed my mind, I took a step back and looked around me. The air swirls in peaceful tranquility. There's no rush to get going. No pressure to be somewhere at this time or else. Even the trees sway back and forth in reckless abandon. El Salvador for me has turned into a place where my mind is allowed to shut down it's over-analyzing. It's a place where God touches my heart each and every day. It's a place where I'm finally coming into my own.

I am so incredibly happy. I am so incredibly open to God's plan for my life. My heart soars with love for Him every time I do anything. My life is being moved by Him in a direction I am still unsure of, but I am confident in His will and His power. There was no better decision than coming to El Salvador. That I am absolutely sure of.

All For His Glory,
Taylor